Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia
Colombia: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 26,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia stood at 26,000.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia peaked at 27,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16,000, in 2014.
That places Colombia 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27,000 | — |
| 2001 | 25,000 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 21,000 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 18,000 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 20,000 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 23,000 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 26,000 | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,300 | 18,000 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,000 | 16,000 | 18,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,800 | 20,000 | 26,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia was 26,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 27,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,000 in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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